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Middle Bay, Australia

Stay in Adventure Bay: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Adventure Bay

  • Coal Point Surf spot · 3.4 km from Adventure Bay
  • Jawbones Surf spot · 14 km from Adventure Bay

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Pied Oystercatcher on the beach at Cloudy Bay, Bruny Island
Near Middle Bay. Photo: Takver from Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Middle Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (212°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (32°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 116). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in September, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in February, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in May and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Adventure Bay. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to HBA, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).

    See flights MDW → HBA · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Middle Bay.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Adventure Bay, 11 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    Middle Bay is 11 km from the beds: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Adventure Bay, 11 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Adventure Bay · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Adventure Bay · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct455 ft11 ssoft524kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct324 ft10 ssoft318kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct234 ft11 smushy431kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct647 ft12 ssoft1,372kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct527 ft12 ssoft1,289kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct587 ft11 smushy1,087kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct597 ft9 ssoft709kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct145 ft11 smushy557kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct226 ft9 smushy470kJ14°C
Wed 28Oct409 ft10 smushy1,478kJ15°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to HBA, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 35 by road. About 32h 45 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Middle Bay

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Middle Bay

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Middle Bay

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Middle Bay

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to HBA, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 35 by road. About 32h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Adventure Bay each day: Coal Point, Jawbones, Middle Bay.

The trip from Adventure Bay, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,050 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to HBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£855–£1,780
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,590–£3,050

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Adventure Bay, 11 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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